Canadian retaliatory tariffs of US$ 12.6bn on US goods became effective

Some U.S. products, mostly steel and iron, face 25% tariffs, the same penalty the United States slapped on imported steel at the end of May.

Other U.S. imports, from ketchup to pizza to dishwasher detergent, will face a 10% tariff at the Canadian border, the same as America's tax on imported aluminum.Canada is the United States' second-biggest trading partner in goods, just behind China.

Canada began imposing tariffs Sunday on US$12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States. Some U.S. products, mostly steel and iron, face 25% tariffs, the same penalty the United States slapped on imported steel at the end of May.

Other U.S. imports, from ketchup to pizza to dishwasher detergent, will face a 10% tariff at the Canadian border, the same as America's tax on imported aluminum.

Trump had enraged Canada and other U.S. allies by declaring imported steel and aluminum a threat to America's national security and therefore a legitimate target for U.S. tariffs. Canada is the United States' second-biggest trading partner in goods, just behind China.

Speaking on Sunday in Leamington, Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Canadians for standing united against President Donald Trump's sanctions. He urged Canadians to make their choices accordingly in considering whether to buy American products.

The selection of Leamington, known as Canada's tomato capital, was no accident. The town is home to a food-processing plant that supplies tomato paste and other products to French's, a major competitor of Kraft Heinz. Heinz left Canada and sold its Leamington plant in 2014, after 105 years of Canadian operations.

The new Canadian tariffs, which took effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, are hitting a long list of U.S. consumer goods, including ketchup and other Kraft Heinz products.

As part of his combative America First approach, Trump has repeatedly attacked the trade policies of the United States' northern neighbor, citing Canada's triple-digit tariffs on dairy products, which account for only about 0.1% of U.S.-Canada trade. The United States, in fact, last year enjoyed a US$ 2.8 billion overall trade surplus with Canada.

Top Comments

LOL! America's economy is going the way of Argentina's in trying to pick winners and losers.

How's the trade war(s) going so far?

Not too well if GM, Harley Davidson and Mid-Continent Nail are anything to go by.... and the retaliatory tariffs haven't even started biting yet!

Inflation will go up and growth will slow..... who is Trump going to blame then?

When will America finally be great AGAIN? I'm waiting!

Jul 04th, 2018 - 12:11 pm +2

Terence Hill

chronic i.e pathological
Are you so ashamed If not you should be endlessly trotting out the same racist diatribe of an American parasite like Pat Buchanan.

Jul 02nd, 2018 - 05:16 pm 0

Terence Hill

chronic i.e pathological
Epic fail in the works Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
As your quoter doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground, 1812 ring any bells?